H.R.1181 - Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)

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03/14/2013 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 1181 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1181
To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress by 8.2 percent.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2013
Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mr. Bera of California, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Amash, and Mr. Pittenger) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To reduce the annual rate of pay of Members of Congress by 8.2 percent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Sequestration of Pay for Members of
Congress Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) Reduction in Annual Rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress for pay
periods occurring after the date of the regularly scheduled general
election for Federal office held in November 2014 shall be equal to the
applicable rate in effect for the most recent pay period occurring
prior to such date, reduced by 8.2 percent.
(b) Member of Congress Defined.--For purposes of this Act, the term
``Member of Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)).
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